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Beach Head

TitleBeach Head
First release1985
DeveloperIndie Built
PublisherAmsoft
PlatformsAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum
Genrerun and gun
Players1 player
Co-opNo
Releases
Amstrad CPC: 1984-01-01
ZX Spectrum: 1984-08-01
BBC Micro: 1985-01-01 (PAL)
MSX: 1985-01-01
Commodore 64: 1985-12-01
Wikidata IDQ812832

Engaging in first-person and side-view combat, players execute a violent war effort to end a dictator's reign. This arcade-style shooter allows for both single-player and multiplayer sessions as you fight through various warfare-themed encounters, utilizing a variety of weapons to clear enemy lines and secure objectives during intense combat sequences.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q812832) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (msx/beach-head) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (apple2/beach-head) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (c64/beach-head) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (zxspectrum/beach-head) · last updated 2026-10-02 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (amstradcpc/beach-head) · last updated 2026-10-14 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (132886) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (24322) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (40094) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (50523) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (29626) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Beach Head – box art (front)
Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Amsoft · internal use only
1 / 22 Box art Box art (front) 1
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (14): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Amsoft · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Amsoft · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Amsoft · internal use only.
Sprites
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Videos
Commodore 64 Longplay [251] Beach Head (EU)
World-of-Longplays · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 16:04auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
C64 Longplay - Beach Head (HQ)
MontyMole1976 · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 8:42auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
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